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Just one month after announcing it would begin drone delivery service in Centerville, Ohio, grocery chain Kroger (NYSE: KR) officially kicked off the service on Wednesday, according to a report in the Journal-News. The drone service, provided by Drone Express, a division of Telegrid Technologies,...

Until a reversal on Friday, the share price of Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) had been skyrocketing, adding 59% to its value in the past two months. Nothing is happening in the business to drive such appreciation. If anything, the clock is ticking before competitors in the electric delivery van...

OneRail has expanded its final-mile delivery offerings to include an additional 1 million couriers as part of its Logistics Partner Network. OneRail coordinates rate shopping and the execution of shipments across all final-mile shipping modes, completely automating dispatch and tracking. The...

ShipBob is now an official shipping and fulfillment partner on the Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Marketplace, giving small and medium-sized businesses new options for fulfilling their e-commerce orders within two days. The cloud-based logistics platform is now able to fulfill orders for Marketplace sellers...

E-commerce surged as COVID-19 forced people to change buying behaviors. With that surge in online shopping also came a surge in returns, and companies have had to alter return policies and procedures as a result.  Returns are particularly difficult for big and bulky items like furniture and...

Effective June 21, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will stick it to its customers in the form of significant percentage increases to three delivery surcharges. FedEx's residential delivery surcharges on domestic air and ground deliveries will double from 30 cents per package to 60 cents per package....

ParcelLab, a final-mile fulfillment software service based in Germany, announced this week it has raised $112 million in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners with participation from Capnamic Ventures, coparion and Endeit Capital. The company's last raise took place in 2019 for an...

The last-mile innovation continues, and retailers are jumping on the bandwagon in a big way. According to a new report from last-mile logistics provider Bringg, 64% of respondents said they are planning new premium services and service plans to increase business. "This past year has forced...

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) shares traded lower by 6.8% on Thursday morning after the company reported first-quarter revenue that fell short of Wall Street expectations. For the first quarter, Uber reported an adjusted EPS loss of 6 cents, beating consensus analyst estimates of a 54-cent...

Casual fast food chain Panera Bread is launching a menu item that gives it direct exposure to the pizza category, the company announced Wednesday. What Happened: Panera is launching three kinds of Flatbread Pizzas: Cheese, Margherita and Chipotle Chicken & Bacon. The restaurant...

Pizza's status as a family-friendly staple is here to stay, American Flatbread owner Brad Sterl told Benzinga. 40 Pounds A Year: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the average person reportedly consumed close to 40 pounds of pizza a year, Sterl said. Despite a surge in demand for pizza during...

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) scored a minor victory on Thursday after a California state appeal court overruled a lower court ruling that would have forced the companies to reclassify drivers as employees. Investors are now left wondering if the victory is...

More than 1,700 delivery drivers who work for small logistics companies in the Northeast found out in early August that they will lose their jobs over the next few months, though Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) said the drivers will have opportunities for other positions with its delivery partners...

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) made it clear to the public Wednesday that it wouldn't hesitate to shut down its operations in California if the state proceeds with a new law mandating that the ride-hailing company treat drivers as employees. What Happened: Uber has 10 days to...

= On today's Midday Market Update, Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that move you. They're joined by Frank Adelman, President and CEO, Transflo; Andrew Lockwood, Senior Manager, Solutions Design, Suddath Global Logistics and FreightWaves market...